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'Lawan towkay' culture must be fought |
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Tuesday, 18 April 2006 01:10pm |
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We have seen contradictory statements recently on government initiatives, galvanising our view as to whether we have a 'lawan towkay’ (fighting the boss) culture in our political arena, as YSM rightly observed in Crooked bridge, scenic bridge, no bridge.
This has been confirmed by our prime minister telling us that some top government officials - he called them 'little Napoleons’ while I prefer to call them 'little Caesars’ - are delaying government projects just to show who the 'towkay' or boss is.
It is about time that such recalcitrant public officials are summarily put to pasture so that we can move on as a nation. There must be a clear distinction between policy and implementation. While top government servants can propose policy - and I am assuming that all our present crop of top public servants can do that - the decision on such policies lies with the political leaders.
If political leaders cannot make a policy decision, then it is time that these people are put to pasture as well. If a political leader cannot reply to a question without complicating the issue, then that political leader should go, especially when the reply goes against the express decision already announced by the 'towkay’.
The time has come to kill this 'lawan towkay’ culture before it spreads and does further damage to our political culture where one group seems adverse to the anti-corruption initiative favoured by the boss.
Top government officials and politicians must realise that the rakyat (people) are the 'towkay’ and it is their job as the 'pagar’ to 'jaga’ the 'padi’ (the fence to protect the rice). They are paid by the taxes raised from the 'rakyat’ (people) to be the 'pagar’ (fence). They are there to do a job.
If for any reason whatsoever they cannot perform, then they must go instead of hanging around to be the 'pagar makan padi’ (fence eating the rice). I call upon the prime minister to identify these 'little Caesars’ or margarine marshals and give them the boot.
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